Kansas – 2011-2012 – SB 75 – Dyslexia Screening

The state board of education shall adopt rules and regulations to ensure that students enrolled in public schools are screened or tested to identify those students with reading disabilities, including, but
not limited to, dyslexia.
The state board of education shall also:
(1) Review partnerships with early childhood education providers to see that reading diagnostic assessments used in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten levels and grades one and two will ensure that reading disabilities, including, but not limited to, dyslexia are identified and
analyzed;
(2) review the level and pace of implementation of the best practices of instruction including, but not limited to, the multi-tier system of support in school districts to ensure that reading disabilities, including, but not limited to, dyslexia are identified and analyzed;
(3) review teacher preparation courses to ensure that knowledge of the best practices of instruction including, but not limited to, the multitier system of support and scientifically-based reading instructional components used to instruct children with disabilities, including, but not
limited to, dyslexia, is addressed.